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Transform Method Claims to Apparatus/CRM Claims

Quickly and easily tranform your method claims into apparatus claims or computer-readable media (CRM) claims following these steps.

Written by Laura Berwick

This article covers the following topics:

  • Generate Apparatus/CRM Claims

  • Generate Dependent Apparatus/CRM Claims

  • Other Options for These Actions

  • Reviewing and Changing the Auto-Generation Settings

Generate Apparatus/CRM Claims

To create a new claim or claim set based on your independent method claim or your method claim set:

  1. Select the method claim(s) you wish to transform.
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  2. Select the Apparatus Claims/CRM Claims option from the Claims > Generate menu in the toolbar.
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  3. Your new claim(s) will be added at the end of your claims listing.
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Generate Dependent Apparatus/CRM Claims

To create an apparatus or CRM claim dependent from your method claim:

  1. Select the independent method claim(s) you wish to transform.
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  2. Select the Dependent Apparatus Claims/Dependent CRM Claims option from the Claims > Generate menu in the toolbar.
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  3. Your new claim(s) will be added at the end of your claims listing.
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Other Options for These Actions

You can also access these transformation options under the Specification > Generate from Selected Claims menu

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the More Claims Options menu

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for a single claim, the context menu that appears when you right+click a claim.

Reviewing and Changing the Auto-Generation Settings

  1. Click the Tools button in the toolbar and navigate to the Settings tab if needed
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    OR Select the Settings option under the Tools menu.
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    OR Select the Define Claim Template option from the Specification > Generate from Selected Claims OR the More Claims Options menus shown above.
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  2. Review and make your desired changes using the controls for Claim to Claim Generation. Sample text is provided to give you a preview of the resulting transformations.
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  3. With the Infinitive option selected, claims will transform as shown in the examples above. The illustration below shows transformation results when the Present Participle option is selected.
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    ​Note that changes to the Claim to Claim Generation template are applied going forward, but not retroactively to previously generated claims.
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    ​Note also that these settings are stored at a file level. If you customize these fields for a particular client, we recommend you set up a base or starting file with the desired settings applied, then open that file and save as a new .rp document for future applications for that client.
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